Mary Say

Mary Say born Mary Bemister later Mary Vint (1739/40 – 9 February 1832) was a British printer and newspaper publisher. From 1775 she was responsible for three titles after her husband Charles Green Say died. The Gazetteer was the daily title and Say was several times punished for libel.

Life Say may have been born in London or Somerset as the details are unknown. She comes to notice when she is about thirty and she marries Charles Green Say who was a publisher. The marriage was on 9 November 1769 at St George Botolph Lane (which is no longer extant as it was very close to the start of the Great Fire of London). The church was in Botoph Lane, which is the street she said she was from.

Say took a special interest in The Gazetteer which was her daily newspaper. The two other titles were the General Evening Post which was published twice a week and The Craftsman, Say's Weekly Journal ended in 1810, which is when she appeared to retire.

Say died in Dartford in 1832.